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and the obama administration has been utterly immune to criticism on this score. as cnn reports, pakistani parliament voted in april to end any authorization for the drone program. a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal expert sees it, the president has created a bureaucratized killing program that will be available to every future president and against every future enemy or purported enemy. right now, the current purported enemy is broader than it was eight years ago. there's been a shift in targets from al qaeda leadership to taliban foot soldiers. under george w. bush, about 25% of targets were al qaeda leaders. 40% were taliban targets. under president obama, those numbers are 8% and 50%. an unnamed pakistani militant told a "new york times" reporter in 2010, i think this quote is kind
and the obama administration has been utterly immune to criticism on this score. as cnn reports, pakistani parliament voted in april to end any authorization for the drone program. a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal...
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and it's a day of shame for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom, here and around the world, and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack. >> a dark day, a day of shame, he said. mr. romney made those remarks at about 2:00 in the afternoon on may 3rd. and they drew an almost immediate rebuke from even staunch conservatives, like, for example, bill kristol, that very same afternoon. >> i mean, i'm happy to be critical of the obama administration, as anyone is, but i think this is an awfully fast-moving story, and if i was advising governor romney, i would say, you don't need to get in the middle of this story. to inject yourself in the middle of it, when there were all kinds of negotiations going on, and a fast-moving story, i think it's foolish. there's no reason to inject yourself in and say it's a day of shame for the obama administration. hillary clinton's waking up right now. let's see if she can pull this off in the next 12 hours or not. >> turns out secretary clinton was able to pull it off.
and it's a day of shame for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom, here and around the world, and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack. >> a dark day, a day of shame, he said. mr. romney made those remarks at about 2:00 in the afternoon on may 3rd. and they drew an almost immediate rebuke from even staunch conservatives, like, for example, bill kristol, that very same afternoon. >> i mean, i'm happy to be critical of the obama...
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>> the administration counts the rescue of the auto industry among its biggest successes. gm and chrysler went from bankruptcy to new profitability, with gm reclaiming the title of the world's biggest automaker. but the economic engine of the country itself had yet to roar. the president's policies may have prevented another great depression, but americans remain hungry for a robust recovery. >> if you look at the things that the president's accomplished, i would say it's a fair amount of the things that he wanted to get done. increasing pell grants, american opportunity tax credit, 2.5 million young people have health care now. there is a long list. the problem is, that long list, it doesn't happen overnight and it's not sort of checked off as it happens. >> and the biggest achievement of obama's first term, the landmark health care bill, was reaffirmed by the right-leaning supreme court. while the focus on obama's record has mostly been on his domestic policies, the president's impact on the world has been a game changer. >> obama! obama! dnnks hi i hainmybdomen..itwo wa
>> the administration counts the rescue of the auto industry among its biggest successes. gm and chrysler went from bankruptcy to new profitability, with gm reclaiming the title of the world's biggest automaker. but the economic engine of the country itself had yet to roar. the president's policies may have prevented another great depression, but americans remain hungry for a robust recovery. >> if you look at the things that the president's accomplished, i would say it's a fair...
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if you think there's an easy explanation, that there's broad agreement that the obama administration has been viciously tough on wall street, you would be wrong. not only is there not a consensus that he has been an enemy of wall street, there's an argument made in some corners he's much too friendly to the finance industry. joining us is neil barofsky who served as special inspector general for t.a.r.p., is a former federal prosecutor for the southern district of new york and is author of a new book, bailout, an inside account about washington abandoned main street while rescuing wall street. he's now a senior fellow at nyu school of law. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> please tell me if i have this wrong. you don't seem to have been super happy with how the bailout was conducted. you don't seem like a huge fan of it. >> in almost every critical juncture when it came to meaningful choices in conducting the bailout, this administration and the prior administration, there was no material difference between the two, consistently chose the interests of the wall street
if you think there's an easy explanation, that there's broad agreement that the obama administration has been viciously tough on wall street, you would be wrong. not only is there not a consensus that he has been an enemy of wall street, there's an argument made in some corners he's much too friendly to the finance industry. joining us is neil barofsky who served as special inspector general for t.a.r.p., is a former federal prosecutor for the southern district of new york and is author of a...
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>>> the obama administration is now following what is a 24 hours. the new york times is reporting that president obama has been personally overseeing the war against al qaeda and the secret kill list. in syria the white house is considering its next move following the brutal and bloody crack down. more than 40 people killed overnight following the massacre of more than 100 on friday. dozens of them women and children. let me bring in military analyst and medal of honor recipient jack jacobs. >> among the many jobs that he performed there were lots of number twos in a fragmented organization like al qaeda. among the many jobs he performed was recruitment and training. you have to coordinate all of that and you have to have the money to do it. >> this is a big deal. >> he will be replaced. they have to reestablish the connections that he had. the more people we knock off of that level the more difficult it is for al qaeda or the taliban or any terrorist organization to accomplish its mission. >> and then the new york times has this pretty exhaustive l
>>> the obama administration is now following what is a 24 hours. the new york times is reporting that president obama has been personally overseeing the war against al qaeda and the secret kill list. in syria the white house is considering its next move following the brutal and bloody crack down. more than 40 people killed overnight following the massacre of more than 100 on friday. dozens of them women and children. let me bring in military analyst and medal of honor recipient jack...
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we can only guess what putin makes of the obama administration. he regained the russian presidency in a corrupt election. for that he got a congratulatory call from the oval office. there was that exchange picked up by a microphone that president obama didn't know was on. we heard him asking medvedev to tell mr. putin to give him space, this is my last election, he said. after my election i'll have more flexibility. why is it that flexibility with russian leaders is more important to him than transparency for the american people. now the president did have a moment of candor, however, just the other day. he said that the actions of venezuelan dictator chavez have not had a serious national security impact on us. in my view, inviting hezbollah into our hemisphere is severe, it's serious, and it's a threat, and i'll recognize it as such. but at least he was being consistent. after all, this is the president who faltered when the iranian people were looking for support in their struggle against the ayatollahs. that public uprising was treated at an i
we can only guess what putin makes of the obama administration. he regained the russian presidency in a corrupt election. for that he got a congratulatory call from the oval office. there was that exchange picked up by a microphone that president obama didn't know was on. we heard him asking medvedev to tell mr. putin to give him space, this is my last election, he said. after my election i'll have more flexibility. why is it that flexibility with russian leaders is more important to him than...
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perhaps president obama's crowning achievement. so where is the today and how much credit does the administration deserve? >>> plus, the president goes on the offense. getting tough on everything from the economy to terror to dogs. and speaking of dogs, why president obama's dog, bo, might just be his secret weapon. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. i am going to become facebook friends with our babysitter. no. these work, right? no. all right. mom! look what i found in the shed! no! no! no! ♪ ew! were you guys just making out in here? what? no! is it okay if i quit my job and start a blog? no. really? cold cuts from a package? yes. [ male announcer ] in a world filled with "no," it's nice to finally say "yes." new oscar mayer selects deli meat. the tastes you love and no artificial preservatives. it's yes food. >>> the president's surprise trip to afghanistan on the one-year anniversary of the killing of bin laden. what do we know today about the killing of bin laden? ." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a
perhaps president obama's crowning achievement. so where is the today and how much credit does the administration deserve? >>> plus, the president goes on the offense. getting tough on everything from the economy to terror to dogs. and speaking of dogs, why president obama's dog, bo, might just be his secret weapon. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. i am going to become facebook friends with our babysitter. no. these work, right? no. all right. mom! look what i found...
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way before the obama administration came in. and in 2006, the company announced it was opening a plant in mexico. its parent company is not adding more u.s. jobs that were lost when the factories shut down. so i guess a little truth will get in the way, if somebody follows up the ad. but the point is, we will argue about the economy. go back and forth on the economy. if you have a man who as governor, his state was 47th in job creation, sew said, look at my private sector work in bain. you go into private business to make money, not to provide jobs. then on top of that, people are laid off. is he putting himself in a corner here to argue this kind of background against a president who every month, even though not as much as we want, has added jobs to the economy? >> right. i think that ad that you just played is basic lay perfect microcosm of the broad mitt romney message this year. and the message boils down to, don't ask questions, just fire the guy at the top. basically, you're a voter out there, feeling anxious about the eco
way before the obama administration came in. and in 2006, the company announced it was opening a plant in mexico. its parent company is not adding more u.s. jobs that were lost when the factories shut down. so i guess a little truth will get in the way, if somebody follows up the ad. but the point is, we will argue about the economy. go back and forth on the economy. if you have a man who as governor, his state was 47th in job creation, sew said, look at my private sector work in bain. you go...
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the obama administration makes the case that it works steadily on sanctions and they are tougher than they were and beginning to have a color effect on the life and the way the government views the ability of sanctions to change their behavior. romney will have to confront that. >> there two things at play. one is the reality of putting your plan out there and differentiate yourself as a candidate, but the optics as well. >> very much about optics and as major said, showing commitment. remember this. mitt romney is only going to israel for two days. he took a week long trip to afghanistan and jordan and israel. this is more just about showing commitment and optics, that's right. when we talk about president obama being weak on these issues, the one thing i would point out is that the obama administration has shown strength in other ways and building up resource through the persian gulf to clamp down on iran. >> he did very well with the jewish vote in 2008. 78% to john mccain's 21%. as a practical matter, are there enough donations and enough votes in place? this is like ohio and flor
the obama administration makes the case that it works steadily on sanctions and they are tougher than they were and beginning to have a color effect on the life and the way the government views the ability of sanctions to change their behavior. romney will have to confront that. >> there two things at play. one is the reality of putting your plan out there and differentiate yourself as a candidate, but the optics as well. >> very much about optics and as major said, showing...
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key players, if there is a second obama administration. who are your top two? >> well, i think we're looking right here at susan rice, susan right is the u.n. ambassador, someone who's been very close to president obama on foreign policy. she will be something that will be looked at for secretary of state or some other national security type position in the obama white house. the other one we're looking -david axelrod, duvall patrick's campaign right before he ran. barack obama's campaign in 2008. and you expect him to be -- he wants to get back in the private sector, but we'll see what happens when the president comes knocking on his door. >> key players in the romney white house. beth meyers is probably the one that's closest to mitt romney, outside of obviously his wife and sons she's been with him for a lot of years, she could be expected to come to the white house in a powerful position. just simply give the governor the kind of advice that he wants, the kind of trimmed down, concise ideas to make decisions for. >> you also have the 2012 political activist
key players, if there is a second obama administration. who are your top two? >> well, i think we're looking right here at susan rice, susan right is the u.n. ambassador, someone who's been very close to president obama on foreign policy. she will be something that will be looked at for secretary of state or some other national security type position in the obama white house. the other one we're looking -david axelrod, duvall patrick's campaign right before he ran. barack obama's campaign...
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he cites bain, the obama administration goes after that, but it's the case that a lot of democratic donors and a lot of former democratic officials have gone into private equity. they're not going to find someone quickly applauding the president when their profession has been attacked. >> you're being kind to these equity people, because they're not only not applauding the president, they're trashing his campaign, calling it nauseating on "meet the press." let's take a look at the ads you're talking about when people like cory booker is nauseated by it. apparently it's the only one they're talking about. let's listen. >> i was a steel worker for 30 years. it was something that was american made, and we weren't rich, but i was able to put my and raise a family on. it's hugely important. >>. >> it's like watching an old friend bleed to death. >> what's wrong with the ad, governor? >> well, the vampire stuff is a little strong. when i said the tone of the ad, the other stuff is very legitimate because governor romney put on ads during prit marries about workers that bain helped supposedly get
he cites bain, the obama administration goes after that, but it's the case that a lot of democratic donors and a lot of former democratic officials have gone into private equity. they're not going to find someone quickly applauding the president when their profession has been attacked. >> you're being kind to these equity people, because they're not only not applauding the president, they're trashing his campaign, calling it nauseating on "meet the press." let's take a look at...
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administration -- we will be talking more about the defense industry and ron paul of the john hielemann, it has been great. we hear you're going to climbs north in new hampshire where hopefully we'll see you on our monitors. >> heading to the granite state right now. thanks for having me. >> we have to take a break. but is ron paul winning the military vote? we'll talk about that next. >> for years her product was manufactured in china but now she's moved the company to a new multimillion dollar factory in maryland. it reduces shipping and inventory cost and brings much needed jobs to the u.s. for more watch your business at 7:30 on msnbc. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside. uyjl6ns'4m4oxl,f3+ >>> imagine nor a moment that somewhere in the middle of texas there was a large foreign military base, say chinese or russian. >> that was an ad from a ron paul super pack. paul's isolationist stance may be frightening many members of his party but
administration -- we will be talking more about the defense industry and ron paul of the john hielemann, it has been great. we hear you're going to climbs north in new hampshire where hopefully we'll see you on our monitors. >> heading to the granite state right now. thanks for having me. >> we have to take a break. but is ron paul winning the military vote? we'll talk about that next. >> for years her product was manufactured in china but now she's moved the company to a new...
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this has nothing to do with the obama administration. people in previous administrations who have no reason defending anyone. they're certainly not aware of this going on, certainly, in largers companies, and we do know that as of now there was no compromise or threat to the president's s certainly could have been. >> so a dozen guys go out to a club, it's a strip club. this strip club had an added feature, they had professional sex workers available on-site who lived there. they took these women back with them to their hotel, they checked them in as overnight guests. one gets into a dispute with one of the agents over payment. one question is, is this systemic, and number two, did anything happen that might jep jeopardize our security. >> as far as interviewing those women, as far as finding out, these women at the club, were they waiting for these guys or did you just happen to go there to pick up women? were they targeting these women? secondly, as to whether or not it's epidemic. i don't believe it is, but that's one of the things. i
this has nothing to do with the obama administration. people in previous administrations who have no reason defending anyone. they're certainly not aware of this going on, certainly, in largers companies, and we do know that as of now there was no compromise or threat to the president's s certainly could have been. >> so a dozen guys go out to a club, it's a strip club. this strip club had an added feature, they had professional sex workers available on-site who lived there. they took...
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administration wasn't serious about the debate and is not serious about deficit reduction. i'm not sure how effective they are. i really think if they want to attack obama, they want to attack obama and not biden. i don't think biden's performance is going to be what determines the outcome of this election. >> over the weekend they had an ad featuring actor morgan free man. let me play that. >> every president inherits challenges. few have faced so many. four years later our enemies have been brought to justice, our heroes are coming home, assembly lines are humming again. the last thing we should do is turn back now. >> here's my take on that ad. see if we're on the same page here. i saw it and i thought, you know, there's so many ads out there. my family and friends who live in battleground states are done, frankly, with them, but when i hear morgan freeman's voice, i stop and listen. i don't know how much star value, you know, really works, if george clooney endorses you, but does an ad like that have power? >> i think it does. that is one of the best ads i've seen from
administration wasn't serious about the debate and is not serious about deficit reduction. i'm not sure how effective they are. i really think if they want to attack obama, they want to attack obama and not biden. i don't think biden's performance is going to be what determines the outcome of this election. >> over the weekend they had an ad featuring actor morgan free man. let me play that. >> every president inherits challenges. few have faced so many. four years later our enemies...
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>> the longer these things go on, it hurts the obama administration. but romney has to be careful how he handles it. we saw that with libya last week. that's the hitch. even if this keeps getting worse for the president, romney has to know how to handle it. and in a way that makes him look like a statesman. >> the other thing out there right now is israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said over and over again he does not want to get involved in american politics. take a listen. >> i'm not going to be drawn into the american election. what's guiding my statements is not the american political calendar but the iranian nuclear calendar. it's really not a partisan political issue. >> mark s that believable? here 50 days from the election. what is he doing here? >> that's not inconsistent for netanyahu. that's the sort of language we've seen from him for a long time and the sort of very forceful, aggressive behavior tactics and strategy. i do think that given the events of the last week or so that people are a little rattled. so they are looking for le
>> the longer these things go on, it hurts the obama administration. but romney has to be careful how he handles it. we saw that with libya last week. that's the hitch. even if this keeps getting worse for the president, romney has to know how to handle it. and in a way that makes him look like a statesman. >> the other thing out there right now is israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said over and over again he does not want to get involved in american politics. take a listen....
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bush administration. the obama administration has not represented a significant break from that. they expected the use of assess nation by drones. the number of drone strikes spiked in 2009 once obama took over and in 2010 those already spiked numbers from 2009 doubled. this was not going to be a more pacifist approach. president obama tripled the number of troops in afghanistan. the obama administration has not thrown less american weight around and not thrown it away in a less unilateral authority. the obama administration has thrown american weight around in a much more specific direction. it was not a difference in aggression. it was a difference in focus. for this president it makes sense that on the anniversary of bin laden's death, he would put himself in afghanistan. because the news gods are numerologists, it's it perfect for us understanding the sharp and specific turn we have taken as a country on national security under this new president. it's just as much key to understanding that that today's announcement about the end of the afghanistan war is not just on the anni
bush administration. the obama administration has not represented a significant break from that. they expected the use of assess nation by drones. the number of drone strikes spiked in 2009 once obama took over and in 2010 those already spiked numbers from 2009 doubled. this was not going to be a more pacifist approach. president obama tripled the number of troops in afghanistan. the obama administration has not thrown less american weight around and not thrown it away in a less unilateral...
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and by the way, the obama administration says so too. because they made it clear that they did not clear this statement from the embassy in advance. and that statement was a mistake and i believe that governor romney is entirely correct to crises it. it's part of a general pattern. and this is what bill kristol said as well. it's part of a general pattern of trying to placate some of the most implacable enemies of the united states of america. >> lawrence, what's your take on that? has the obama administration had a general pattern of trying to, as michael put it, placate the most implacable enemy of america? >> absolutely not. as you just showed before, president bush was even more apologetic after an american threatened to desecrate the koran in iran. you may remember that general petraeus condemned pastor jones, who was part of this video hear. re. he condemned him when he was threatening to burn korans, and that would cause damage to the troops he was commanding in afghanistan. president bush himself explained that he didn't support
and by the way, the obama administration says so too. because they made it clear that they did not clear this statement from the embassy in advance. and that statement was a mistake and i believe that governor romney is entirely correct to crises it. it's part of a general pattern. and this is what bill kristol said as well. it's part of a general pattern of trying to placate some of the most implacable enemies of the united states of america. >> lawrence, what's your take on that? has...
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so the obama administration has changed course. better to stand with your friends than with no one at all. joining us now is the president of the president influential center for american progress. she also used to work in the obama administration as an adviser to the secretary of health and human services. nera, thank you so much for being here. first, you're a better political mind than me. do you see this trend, do you see sort of a change here in the way they are treating what many call cultural issues? >> throughout his history, the president has always believed in the politics of conviction, and he's believed that when you talk to his people honestly about issues, you gain political points. even when they are not totally popular, and now we're in a time where we're not trying to pass legislation particularly in the house, everything is literally ground to a halt, so he has the ability to actually talk honestly about these issues. and truthfully, after a situation after aurora, for him to not mention it at all, raised question
so the obama administration has changed course. better to stand with your friends than with no one at all. joining us now is the president of the president influential center for american progress. she also used to work in the obama administration as an adviser to the secretary of health and human services. nera, thank you so much for being here. first, you're a better political mind than me. do you see this trend, do you see sort of a change here in the way they are treating what many call...
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. >> if these reports are true, this is a dark day for freedom and for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom here and around the world and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack. >> i have to ask you, is this not premature politicalization? first of all, the secretary of state is actually in china and second, this is an extremely fragile evolving and delicate situation with a man whose life and indeed his family's life is at stake. and mitt romney just throws himself in and makes comments about the president. >> if you read closely between the lines you will see that mitt romney is in favor of freedom. i mean, it is an absurd statement. it doesn't say what he would do which might be somewhat relevant to the presidential race. there is a pattern that we go through in this country. every four years, it happens with democrats, too. whoever is the nonincumbent presidential candidate, always attacks the incouple benl or the party in charge for being weak on china and says if it was up to me, i would snap my fingers and i would make them do what
. >> if these reports are true, this is a dark day for freedom and for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom here and around the world and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack. >> i have to ask you, is this not premature politicalization? first of all, the secretary of state is actually in china and second, this is an extremely fragile evolving and delicate situation with a man whose life and indeed his family's life is at stake. and mitt...
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and so, the obama administration's changed course. better to stand with your friends than with no one at all. joining us now is the president of the influential center for american progress. she used to work for the obama administration as secretary for health and human services. nura, great to have you here. >> great to be with you, ezra. >> you're a better political mind than i am. do you see a political trend, a change in the way they're treating what would be called cultural issues? >> i would say throughout his history, the president has always believed in the politics of conviction and has believed that when you talk to his people honestly about issues, you gain political points, even when they're not totally popular. and now we're in a time where, you know, we're not trying to pass legislation particularly on the hill. everything is literally ground to a halt. and so, he has the ability to talk honestly about these issues. and truthfully, after a situation like aurora, for him not to mention it at all i think raised questions w
and so, the obama administration's changed course. better to stand with your friends than with no one at all. joining us now is the president of the influential center for american progress. she used to work for the obama administration as secretary for health and human services. nura, great to have you here. >> great to be with you, ezra. >> you're a better political mind than i am. do you see a political trend, a change in the way they're treating what would be called cultural...
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administration following the attack on the u.s. consulate in benz, libya, that killed four americans. "the wall street journal" reports that cia told president obama for more than a week after the attack that the assault was the result of a spontaneous protest. that's from the cia. according to the president's brief, they say it was not adjusted until the 22nd. they disputed the accuracy of the cia's initial finding. the romney campaign has been critical of the president's handling and the confusion over what triggered that attack on september 11th in benghazi. >>> joining me to talk about all of this in boca, richard hoff. >> good to see you. >> up awfully early this morning with me. >> i noticed that. >> let's start with libya. what's at the core for this issue? this has been going on for a month. this is a back and forth. this is incompetence out of the white house or misrepresentation of the facts. >> it has been the latter. i think with this most recent report that begins to fade. you can look at the basic decision not to prov
administration following the attack on the u.s. consulate in benz, libya, that killed four americans. "the wall street journal" reports that cia told president obama for more than a week after the attack that the assault was the result of a spontaneous protest. that's from the cia. according to the president's brief, they say it was not adjusted until the 22nd. they disputed the accuracy of the cia's initial finding. the romney campaign has been critical of the president's handling...
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the obama administration didn't respond to the actual attacks on the embassies until the next day. the romney campaign took a very dangerous and difficult foreign crisis and attempted to make people believe that president obama was a terrorist sympathizer. let's turn to john soels, chairman of votevets.org, and sam stein, political reporter for the "huffington post." gentleman, great to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> john, why do you think this is worse for mitt romney than his comments about the 47%? >> well, i think the 47% is pretty bad, especially when we have a lot of national guard and reserve soldiers who are on things like food stamps. but i certainly think it's terrible in regards to a lot of the debate we had about the killing of osama bin laden. i mean, the president's talked about the hard decision he made and, you know, you and i have talked about it both on air before and on your radio show, that if the bin laden raid had gone bad, obviously, governor romney would have used it against barack obama. so he has every right to talk about it. and i also think
the obama administration didn't respond to the actual attacks on the embassies until the next day. the romney campaign took a very dangerous and difficult foreign crisis and attempted to make people believe that president obama was a terrorist sympathizer. let's turn to john soels, chairman of votevets.org, and sam stein, political reporter for the "huffington post." gentleman, great to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> john, why do you think this is worse for...
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>> now we know the truth is, obama administration officials were repeating what the cia experts were telling them. "the washington post" writes, quote, the cia documents supported susan rice's description of the benghazi attacks but the romney campaign doesn't care. they are playing politics with national security. it's a disgrace. the question is, will the president expose mitt romney if he tries that attack tonight? joining me now is a distinguished public servant who has a lifetime of experience on this issue, senator john kerry. he's also been playing governor romney in the practice debate with the president. senator kerry, thank you for being with us tonight. >> reverend al, i'm happy to be with you and your good friend sends you her best. >> give my love to teresa. let me get right to the point, senator kerry. mitt romney has talked about the attacks in libya. >> mr. romney and the entire republican party is trying very hard to politicize something that's a tragedy, where the administration has been absolutely candid and direct and upfront as you just said, the cia talking poin
>> now we know the truth is, obama administration officials were repeating what the cia experts were telling them. "the washington post" writes, quote, the cia documents supported susan rice's description of the benghazi attacks but the romney campaign doesn't care. they are playing politics with national security. it's a disgrace. the question is, will the president expose mitt romney if he tries that attack tonight? joining me now is a distinguished public servant who has a...
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what remains to be seen is how the administration, and how team obama the campaign will handle this. so far they feel very confident in their foreign policy and they're saying national security is one of their biggest strengths. >> okay. felicia, here's john kerry. he signed a letter with other senate intelligence committee members for more info on the libya matter. take a listen to this. >> the republicans are working overtime to try to exploit a very normal, run of the course, administrative letter that we agreed to on a bipartisan basis in our committee, simply to get some additional questions put in front of the state department. >> he goes on to say it's all political now. i mean, is this going to become a campaign issue? >> absolutely. you're already seeing it become a big issue on the campaign. particularly on the republican side. of course. the problem, though, is that the house and the senate both adjourned for the rest of this year, up until after the election, earlier this month, and so if this is going to be an issue that republicans wield against the obama ticket it's go
what remains to be seen is how the administration, and how team obama the campaign will handle this. so far they feel very confident in their foreign policy and they're saying national security is one of their biggest strengths. >> okay. felicia, here's john kerry. he signed a letter with other senate intelligence committee members for more info on the libya matter. take a listen to this. >> the republicans are working overtime to try to exploit a very normal, run of the course,...
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administration decided to save it. the turn around, the boom in the auto industry is not just a huge deal in michigan it's a huge deal for the country. >> two years after almost going bankrupt, record profits are being announced tonight for an iconic american brand. >> general motors stock up 9% after it polesed the highest profits in history. >> general motors has reclaimed the title of world's largest automaker from toyota. >> for dave gray who works the new third shift, it not only means job security but they will get bonus checks of up to $7000. >> that is great, right? the detroit comeback is a huge success story for the whole country. but in a republican primary it is an awkward thing. because the at height of the financial crisis when the auto industry on the brink of death, republican the at the national level argued that detroit should be left to die. and that anybody who wanted to save detroit was a fool because it would never work. >> we can't call eight bail out because that might be too honest a statement
administration decided to save it. the turn around, the boom in the auto industry is not just a huge deal in michigan it's a huge deal for the country. >> two years after almost going bankrupt, record profits are being announced tonight for an iconic american brand. >> general motors stock up 9% after it polesed the highest profits in history. >> general motors has reclaimed the title of world's largest automaker from toyota. >> for dave gray who works the new third...
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romney is as well poised as anybody to take advantage of the problems that the obama administration has faced. he's been a leader. he's been a turn around artist in the olympics and in massachusetts. he has the persona of a leader. he may have waffled along the way and not connect to the average voter, but people see him as an acceptable alternative to the obama administration. that's his strength. he doesn't have a lot of flies on him. a lot of negatives by himself the way the other candidates have developed. he's going to be a strong candidate. it's going to be a close race. >> thank you, congressman. i want to bring in msnbc policy analyst ezra cline. let me give you my take away. you have republicans who designed their plan for picking a nominee to test the candidates a longer, more grueling campaign. worked for the democrats four years ago. but it shows it might be backfiring now. you have eric cantor endorsing romney over the weekend. how eager are republicans just to get this thing over with? >> i think it's an important point. the cantor endorsement is the party attempting to cl
romney is as well poised as anybody to take advantage of the problems that the obama administration has faced. he's been a leader. he's been a turn around artist in the olympics and in massachusetts. he has the persona of a leader. he may have waffled along the way and not connect to the average voter, but people see him as an acceptable alternative to the obama administration. that's his strength. he doesn't have a lot of flies on him. a lot of negatives by himself the way the other candidates...
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obama administration wants to wield without oversight. this administration also claims the authority to try detainees and military commissions to wave the obligation to wave past allegations of torture by our own u.s. government officials, and to assassinate american citizens without due process. that is some list. and i bet we would be hearing a lot more about it if george w. bush were still in offers. and by the same token, one look at that list makes it pretty hard it take republicans seriously when they claim outrage over government making you buy health insurance. but there is no big partisan fight over the national security state so case like this, like the one the supreme court agreed to hear this week are unlikely to get a big amount of scrutiny. and that makes it a lot more likely that government will just get a pass. >> we thank you for bringing it to our attention and so astutely describing it to us. i'm hopeful this with s one of the ones like hippa and other things and that as people catch on to it, and hopefully the reason t
obama administration wants to wield without oversight. this administration also claims the authority to try detainees and military commissions to wave the obligation to wave past allegations of torture by our own u.s. government officials, and to assassinate american citizens without due process. that is some list. and i bet we would be hearing a lot more about it if george w. bush were still in offers. and by the same token, one look at that list makes it pretty hard it take republicans...
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people have no reason to be defending the obama administration. bit way, this is nothing to do with the obama administration. i want it make that clear. people from previous administrations have no reason to defend anyone. this took them by surprise. they are not aware of this going on. certainly not to this extent. i understand cummings concern and they were real concerns, but i think we know, as of now, it has been a pretty full investigation at this level, that there was no compromise or threat to the president's security. but there certainly could have been. >> so a dozen guys go out to a club, a strip club. this strip club had an added feature. they had sex workers available on-site who lived there. they took the women back there with their hotel. checked them as an overnight guest. one gets in dispute over one or two of the agent overpayment. one question is this endemic and the other is this jeopardizes it. but i have tremendous respect for the secret service. i work with them closely. they do a phenomenal job. >> that's my question, were t
people have no reason to be defending the obama administration. bit way, this is nothing to do with the obama administration. i want it make that clear. people from previous administrations have no reason to defend anyone. this took them by surprise. they are not aware of this going on. certainly not to this extent. i understand cummings concern and they were real concerns, but i think we know, as of now, it has been a pretty full investigation at this level, that there was no compromise or...
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that's what the obama administration is counting on. let's turn to howard fineman. great to have you with us tonight. >> hi, ed. >> how does this play in states like ohio and pennsylvania? >> first of all, let me say as far as the union workers, in the previous segment you were talking about barack obama as commander in chief, that plays there. as far as the economy is concerned, david, xelrod thinks there's more spots of good news around the country than people inside the beltway have yet grasped. we're about six months behind the curve. i think they are hoping the obama campaign is hoping by bragging about their accomplish mentes, there's a lot of good things that the president has done and attempted to do. it's worth taking that positive tone, they feel, because that's going to help bring out whatever other positive news there is around here. they are hoping by the summer and the fall that the american people will understand that. >> the president was talking about infrastructure spending today and brought up another president. here it is. >> ronald reagan said r
that's what the obama administration is counting on. let's turn to howard fineman. great to have you with us tonight. >> hi, ed. >> how does this play in states like ohio and pennsylvania? >> first of all, let me say as far as the union workers, in the previous segment you were talking about barack obama as commander in chief, that plays there. as far as the economy is concerned, david, xelrod thinks there's more spots of good news around the country than people inside the...
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i've lost connection. >> see you later. >>> up next, food fight over the obama administration's move to help tomato growers in swing states catch up with mexican competitors. imagine what the gas prices in california would be if california were a swing state. back in 30 seconds. >>> a food fight, literally, is brewing between the u.s. and mexico. we're talking about tomatoes and maybe sour grapes as well. the it's subject of our deep dive today. last week, the obama administration announced it favored canceling a 16-year-old $3.5 billion tomato trade deal with mexico. the deal encourages imports and has kept tomato prices low. but florida growers say they're so low they can't catch up. the numbers show mexican tomato sales have quadruple since 2000 while florida has seen its cut shrink dramatically. after a flurry of letters from lawmakers, the commerce department decided to repd the trade agreement be scrapped. mexico growers were stunned, upset they hadn't been granted a meeting until after the decision. why did the decision get rushed? presidential politic, the influence of those
i've lost connection. >> see you later. >>> up next, food fight over the obama administration's move to help tomato growers in swing states catch up with mexican competitors. imagine what the gas prices in california would be if california were a swing state. back in 30 seconds. >>> a food fight, literally, is brewing between the u.s. and mexico. we're talking about tomatoes and maybe sour grapes as well. the it's subject of our deep dive today. last week, the obama...
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administration than has been true in many decades. but that doesn't mean the answer is for romney to do what he did. first of all, mitt romney is ham fisted on this stuff, he tries to show what a tough guy he is. he tries to show what an ideologue he is, because he's accused of being a massachusetts moderate. he makes an extreme statement, like let the bottom fall out of the housing market, like corporations are people, my friend. and like this statement today in which he left out some crucial conjunctions. and what the republicans have tried to do over the last generation, with people like the late jack kemp and others, is to argue that they, meaning the republicans, and the conservatives and the free market have a better answer for the problems of the poor than the democrats do, this is what rush limbaugh was partly upset about, he was defending newt, also upset about the idea that mitt romney is accepting the safety net. he's sort of saying, well, for the poor people, we have the the democratic policies and let them have their thin
administration than has been true in many decades. but that doesn't mean the answer is for romney to do what he did. first of all, mitt romney is ham fisted on this stuff, he tries to show what a tough guy he is. he tries to show what an ideologue he is, because he's accused of being a massachusetts moderate. he makes an extreme statement, like let the bottom fall out of the housing market, like corporations are people, my friend. and like this statement today in which he left out some crucial...
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. >>> dick cheney says the obama administration is a disster. does he remember the bush administration? i'll remind him, next. >>> one colorado congressman hopes a slowed economy is the key to his re-election. state representative joins me t respond. >>> well, three weeks after dick cheney received a heart transplant he's back out this public trashing president obama. over the weekend cheney spoke at the wyoming state convention. >> i can't think of the time when i felt it was more important for us to defeat an incumbent president than today with barack obama. i think he's been an unmitigated disaster for the country. >> unmitigated disaster. i'll show you what an unmitigated disaster. as soon as they took office, george w. bush and dick cheney went to work turning a budget surplus into a deficit. they gave their rich buddies huge tax cuts. they started two wars without paying pr them. by tend of their eight years in charge, they led the country into an economic free fall which dick cheney has the nerve to blame on president obama. meanwhile the
. >>> dick cheney says the obama administration is a disster. does he remember the bush administration? i'll remind him, next. >>> one colorado congressman hopes a slowed economy is the key to his re-election. state representative joins me t respond. >>> well, three weeks after dick cheney received a heart transplant he's back out this public trashing president obama. over the weekend cheney spoke at the wyoming state convention. >> i can't think of the time...
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one of the things i will say about the obama administration, i don't think they've done a good enough job of cheerleading for their own policies, which have been incredibly successful. you have a president personally popular and his policies not as popular as he is, but with mitt romney, you have someone who's not personally popular and when americans dig into the fact his economic policy is basically to give himself and his friends another huge tax cut as the expense of the middle and working class people, they are not going to be happy with what they find, so i do think the president is very well set up, and as richard pointed out, previously we were worried the president would have to argue things would have been worse if not for him. now the republicans are having to argue the counterfactual, that things would have been better if not for president obama, and that's a very difficult place to be in. >> i mean, president obama is like a super computer, i mean this guy's got phenomenal recall. his debating skills are just fantastic. he's going to be able to pick apart the republican e
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people don't, the republicans have criticized even the obama administration in the past for too much about the prior administration so it goes both ways. let me talk about nevada specifically in play with the lieutenant governor had to say regarding the president's visit. this is what the lieutenant governor of nevada had to say. >> i appreciate the fact that the president is coming to town and sitting in the living room with the kellers, but it won't solve our problems. >> the problems are, to be fair, significant in nevada. the unemployment rate, the highest if not one of the highest. one in every 300 home in foreclosures. i was there. we were driving around and building after building abandoned. it is not an easy situation the president is landing into as he arrives in nevada. >> i think it is an easier situation for president obama to address than it would be if mitt romney had to lay out a solution. again, romney can point to obama didn't prevent this from happening. the free market solution which romney says he subscribes to, it is a cold hearted one. which is that housing pric
people don't, the republicans have criticized even the obama administration in the past for too much about the prior administration so it goes both ways. let me talk about nevada specifically in play with the lieutenant governor had to say regarding the president's visit. this is what the lieutenant governor of nevada had to say. >> i appreciate the fact that the president is coming to town and sitting in the living room with the kellers, but it won't solve our problems. >> the...
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and the obama administration has been utterly immune to criticism on this score. as cnn reports, pakistani parliament voted in april to end any authorization for the drone program. a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal expert sees it, the president has created a bureaucratized killing program that will be available to every future president and against every future enemy or purported enemy. right now, the current purported enemy is broader than it was eight years ago. there's been a shift in targets from al qaeda leadership to taliban foot soldiers. under george w. bush, about 25% of targets were al qaeda leaders. 40% were taliban targets. under president obama, those numbers are 8% and 50%. an unnamed pakistani militant told a "new york times" reporter in 2010, i think this quote is kind
and the obama administration has been utterly immune to criticism on this score. as cnn reports, pakistani parliament voted in april to end any authorization for the drone program. a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal...
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is this the perfect political outcome for the obama administration? john lew said they didn't expect to win over the bishops on this. has obama won over the middle? >> we didn't expect to get the universal support of the bishops or all catholics. i think that what we have here is a policy that reflects bringing together of two very important principles in a way that's true to the american tradition. >> david corn is an msnbc political analyst and bureau chief for mother jones magazine. the two principles there, with clear respect for the first amendment, religious liberty, but also respect for women's rights and what's seen by today's standards as full health coverage. >> the interesting thing about this was the obama administration made this decision after much deliberation and internal discussion. and they got caught up in this firestorm that obviously they didn't see coming. afterwards it's obvious they should have seen it coming and our friends all last week on this show and elsewhere were saying what went wrong here. but they ended up getting to
is this the perfect political outcome for the obama administration? john lew said they didn't expect to win over the bishops on this. has obama won over the middle? >> we didn't expect to get the universal support of the bishops or all catholics. i think that what we have here is a policy that reflects bringing together of two very important principles in a way that's true to the american tradition. >> david corn is an msnbc political analyst and bureau chief for mother jones...
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the problem is it's part of a bigger picture of the fact that the obama foreign policy is unraveling literally before our eyes on our tv screens. >> i think it interferes with the depiction that the administration is trying to convey, that al qaeda is on the wane, that everything's fine in the middle east. >> you think it's political? >> i think there are certain political overtones. how else could you trot out our u.n. ambassador to say it was spontaneous? >> maybe it was. >> five days later? that doesn't pass the smell test. it was ever ignorance or willful intelligence. >> whether you agree with him or not, senator mccain has the credibility, a war hero, with great experience in washington dealing with foreign policy, how do you think, though, paul ryan did with that? is that turning the page? did that ring true? does that ring as credible saying president obama's foreign policy is unraveling? did that work? >> there is a time and a place for everything. the day after an ambassador's death is not the time to rush out and hold a press conference in america. and by the way, i said t
the problem is it's part of a bigger picture of the fact that the obama foreign policy is unraveling literally before our eyes on our tv screens. >> i think it interferes with the depiction that the administration is trying to convey, that al qaeda is on the wane, that everything's fine in the middle east. >> you think it's political? >> i think there are certain political overtones. how else could you trot out our u.n. ambassador to say it was spontaneous? >> maybe it...
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. >> susan, the obama campaign has telegraphed if they -- if the obama administration really if they do win a second term, one of the things that they're going to take up early on is comprehensive immigration reform. there's been a lot of talk this election about where republicans stand with la teen knetinos and can afford to move forward without significant support from the latino community. you have in the republican primary very far right extreme rhetoric, self-deportations, absolutely no amnesty from the republican party. how will that issue play out within the republican party, do you think, in the next term? >> well, again, it depends on the results of this election, because if governor romney wins, then they're going to feel a little more confident. if not, i'm hoping that they take a lesson, the dream act -- i was one of the republicans for the dream act. that's a good start to reaching out to the latino community. it's not just good government but good politics. that is something that could happen. we need to look towards people who want to govern, and when you do that, it m
. >> susan, the obama campaign has telegraphed if they -- if the obama administration really if they do win a second term, one of the things that they're going to take up early on is comprehensive immigration reform. there's been a lot of talk this election about where republicans stand with la teen knetinos and can afford to move forward without significant support from the latino community. you have in the republican primary very far right extreme rhetoric, self-deportations, absolutely...
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it's a bold challenge the obama administration's birth control rule and would allow all employers to reject parts of the health care law that run counter to their religious and moral believes. what are the politics in play and who benefits from a fight? today's new york times says they see benefits. it's a fight democrats are perfectly pleased to have. a new poll shows president obama's approval rating has gone up ten points since december among women. how will this fight affect the politics of 2012? joining us is diane diget of colorado. and marjorie dannenfelser who is president of an organization who works to elect pro-choice candidates. i want to start with elected officials. let me ask you why it looks like to the press covering this the democrats are not running away from this fight. they are quite willing to get out there at the edge of this fight and face it down? >> the last i heard it was 2012. a year when 99% of american women have used or use right now birth control. they use birth control for family planning. they use birth control to do things to prevent ovarian cancer.
it's a bold challenge the obama administration's birth control rule and would allow all employers to reject parts of the health care law that run counter to their religious and moral believes. what are the politics in play and who benefits from a fight? today's new york times says they see benefits. it's a fight democrats are perfectly pleased to have. a new poll shows president obama's approval rating has gone up ten points since december among women. how will this fight affect the politics of...
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in april he accused the obama administration of mission creep and mission muddle. once it was successful, he said he was pleased with how it's gone. laid out step by step by abc, the response from the romney cam pain, remember the guy who said the etch a sketch thing? this is what he said about mr. romney on libya. he said mitt romney has responded to the situation in libya as it has developed going to it's the president who has been unclear regarding what his intention was with respect to our military's involvement in libya. whether or not you agree with president obama on foreign policy, and i think that most americans find his foreign policy largely uncontroversial, it's hard to imagine that mitt romney will portray himself as the guy that makes more sense on foreign policy. if this is the new romney campaign plan, this is awkward timing for them to relaunch their campaign around the idea of a mitt romney foreign policy genius strategy. all this week the romney campaign has been making all lovey dovey with the paul ryan budget who mitt romney says he loves to su
in april he accused the obama administration of mission creep and mission muddle. once it was successful, he said he was pleased with how it's gone. laid out step by step by abc, the response from the romney cam pain, remember the guy who said the etch a sketch thing? this is what he said about mr. romney on libya. he said mitt romney has responded to the situation in libya as it has developed going to it's the president who has been unclear regarding what his intention was with respect to our...
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i don't think the obama administration can just sit back and enjoy themselves because all these state legislators are going out of session and they're not going to have the luxury of all these social issues to lay back on. they have to be real with women and not just have slogans and finger pointing, look what happened in idaho. they have to dig inning. >> this isn't a referendum on mitt romney. throughout history, women have traditionally trended more toward the democrats. it didn't help john kerry very much. outpoled by women 7% and still lost his election. what will really matters at the end of the day is who's got the best solution for the economy. regardless of what men or women vote, women are going to see mitt romney has better answers and solutions for the economy. every poll you've seen when it comes to who do you have more confidence in in helping the economy and creating jobs, poll after poll, mitt romney. >> certainly it is in terms of the economy, it's an uphill climb. alice, i would be remiss if i didn't ask you about these strum mailers that hit iowa that say truly from
i don't think the obama administration can just sit back and enjoy themselves because all these state legislators are going out of session and they're not going to have the luxury of all these social issues to lay back on. they have to be real with women and not just have slogans and finger pointing, look what happened in idaho. they have to dig inning. >> this isn't a referendum on mitt romney. throughout history, women have traditionally trended more toward the democrats. it didn't help...